The Maasai Heritage Preservation Foundation
The Maasai Heritage Preservation Foundation UK (MHPF UK) has a mission. We are building hope. We are providing a voice to the voiceless. We are doing this through education.
46 million children in Africa (which is nearly half the school age population), have never set foot in a classroom. Sadly, the smallest expenses are hampering the enrolment numbers at schools. We believe passionately that EVERYONE has the right to an education. It is through education that we believe that we will begin to see change in Africa.
The Foundation is currently working in both Kenya and Tanzania and for the past 4 years, we have supported a school in the Magadi region of Kenya, known as Memusi School. In 2008, support has extended to begin working with The Queen Elizabeth Academy in Mlali (TEAM). Both schools have been established locally, by people who have believed in making a difference. With each of these schools, the Foundation has agreed to help promote and guide the excellent work that has been started and work with the local communities in establishing and growing the schools in these regions.
We work directly with the communities that we support in partnership. This is a critical area of our success and it is the way for us to guarantee quality and longevity of our projects. We do not believe in forcing education on a community, but instead are there to support communities who feel passionate themselves about change. Although the community may not be able to offer financial partnership, they do get involved through labour and farming support to ensure that they are providing equal investment in the school.
MHPF UK is an organisation that is run on a completely voluntary basis. Every trustee and person involved in the operation of MHPF UK give their time due to the passion for their work, resulting in MHPF UK operating with 0% overhead. This is critical for us to ensure that EVERY penny donated is used to benefit the people who attend our schools. This is a very unique situation for any charity as we can directly relate all donations to an end result.
MHPF is an official Registered Charity in the UK. The official UK Registered Charity number is: 1133371.
Read more about the schools here.